Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1952 | 1430 | 1100 | 734 | 538 | 449 | 295 | 284 | 233 | 174 | 125 | 80 | 97 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 138 | 72 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:44PM1.71m | 8:16AM1.77m | 8:41PM1.69m | 9:17AM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM0.29m | 2:39PM0.33m | 3:01AM0.29m | 3:39PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 1952 | 1430 | 1100 | 734 | 538 | 449 | 295 | 284 | 233 | 174 | 125 | 80 | 58 | 58 | 40 | 109 | 138 | 79 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | SE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 43 | 20 | 97 | 85 | 83 | 25 | 75 | 72 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 25 | 14 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 50 | 108 | 91 | 75 | 88 | 88 | 71 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 64 | 100 | 310 | 187 | 59 | 38 | 79 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 76 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 145 | 155 | 171 | 171 | 193 | 175 | 0 |
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